Colonic irrigating apparatus



April 6 1926. 1,579,537

H. v. HUGHENs COLONIC IRRIGATING APPARATUS Filed sept. 4, '1924s'sneets-sheet 1 t?. d't1 a Y April 6 1926. 1,579,537

H. V. HUGHENS GOLONIC IRRIGATING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 4, .1924 3Sheets-Sheet 2 E tig.' QW

Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEFlcE.

COLONIC IRRIGATIN G APPARATUS.

Application ined september 4, r 1924. serial Ne. 735,827.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, HARDY V. HUGHENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shreveport, in Caddo Parish, and State of Louisiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Colonic IrrigatingApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in colonicirrigating apparatus.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide such anapparatus which ordinarily may be detachably connected with the hot andcold water pipes and with the drain pipe located in the physiotherapy'department of a hospital,

but which may be disconnected and transported for use in any room in'the hospital.

Another object of the invention 1s to provide a 3-way valve interposedbetween the fluid container, the colon tube, and the drain tube, and toprovide a tubular passage in the valve having a diameter substantiallyequal to the diameter of each tube whereby an unobstructed passa-ge fromthe colon tube to the drain tube will be maintained.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shelf for supporting`the valve and to provide a single attaching means whereby said shelfmay be either'attached tothe wall of the physiotherapy department of ahospital, or to a portable standard which supports the liquid containerand which is located in, any other room in4 the hospital.

which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood,

. the same consists in the novel construction,

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which embody the preferred form of myinvention,

Flgure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus showing the same'connected to the hot and cold water pipes and to the drain Figure 2 is aside elevation showing the apparatus set up for use in a hospital roomother than in the physiotherapy department;

Figure -8 is an enlarged side elevation of l a 3-way valve 16. Withthese and other objects in view the valve showing the same attached tothe shelf. parts thereof being shown in section;

'Figure 4 is a top plan view of the valve, the valve stem being sho-wnin section;

Figure 5 is a top showing its application to a supporting wall, thevalve being shownin section;

Figure 6 lis a rear elevation'of the shelf and its wall bracket; and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the wall bracket. l

Like referencenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral iigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates the wall of a physiotherapydepartment of a hospital, 6 the drain or waste pipe and 7 and 8 the hotand cold water feed pipes. The hot and cold water feed pipes 7 and 8extend upwardly and over a common outlet pipe 9, there being a controlvalve 10 interposed therebetween whereby the^amount of cold or hotwafter may be regulated. In the common outlet pipe 9 there is located asingle control valve 11. `The pipe 9 extends upwardly above the' valve11 and has its upper end rebent to form a downwardly extending`discharge nozzle 12.

yA -container 13 having an open upper end disposed below -the dischargenozzle 12, is supported upon the upper end of the pipe 9 by a chain 14.This container is adapted to contain either hot or cold water, or aAmixture thereof, or a medicament,-and is. provided at its lower end witha discharge tube 15 having its lower end connected to vThe valve 16comprises` a valve casin 1,7 having a pluralit of nipples 18, 19, and

plan view of the shelf 20 extending radia ly therefrom. Within f' thevalve seatthere is rotatably mounted a valve stem 21 which is formedwith a tubular passage 22 adapted upon rotation of the stem tocommunicate with the nipples 19 and 20, or withthe nipples 18 and l20.AAssociated with thefstem 1s a laterally extending handle 23, and aA stoppin 24 which is adapted to alternately engage stop shoulders 25 and 26formed on the valve casing and thereby limit the rotation of the valveso as to alignthe .passage 22 with the nipples 19 and 20 or with thenipples 18 and 2 0.y The valve casing 17 is provided with a supportingbase flange 27 which is preferably circular in contour and formed 'f isemployed, the supporting of a plurality of inwardly extendin radialslots 28, said slots being respective y positioned between adjacentnipples.

The discharge tube 15 from the container 13 is connected at its lowerend to the nip-- ple 18. A colon tube 29 has its inner end connected tothe nipple 20. A discharge tube 30 has one end connected to the nipple19 and the other end to the drain or waste pipe 6. It is to be noted atthis point that the diameter of the passage 22 of the valve stem issubstantially of the same diameter as the interior diameter of thenipples 2O and 18, and of the tubes 29 and 30l which are respectivelyconnected thereto. As a result, there is a tubular passage from andincluding the colon tube 29 through the valve 16 and through the draintube 30. This is a very important feature as it creates an unobstructedpassage from the colon tube 29 to the drain tube 30.

The valve 16 is detachably supported upon a shelf 31 by means of screws32 and nuts 33, the screws passing upwardly through arcuate slots 34formed in the shelf and through the respective radial slots 28 of thevalve casing. By reason of the slots 28 being respectively disposedbetween the nip ples of the valve casing, access to the clamping nuts 33may be readily had, and by reason of the arcuate slots 34 the operatormay radially adjust the valve casing so as to position the same togetherwith the tubes connected therewith at any angle to suit his convenience.

In order to detachably support the shelf on the wall 5 of aphysiotherapy or other department of a hospital, I have provided a wallbracket 35 which is fixedly secured t0 the wall by means of suitablescrews. The upper end of the bracket is provided with a verticallydisposed T-shaped slot 36 which includes a head portion 37 and a neckportion 38.

In order to detachably support the shelf 31 on the wall bracket 35, Ihave attached to the under side of the shelf an arm 39. This arm 39 isformed from a single length of strap metal and the shelf 31 is supportedon the upper edge thereof by means of braces 40, the arm 39 beingdisposed centrally under the shelf and permanently secured thereto byany suitable, fastening means. For instance, the shelf may be formed ofsheet metal having its upper surface enameled. If a shelf of thischaracter` arm 39 and the braces 4() may be welded to the under face ofsaid shelf. The arm 39 extends outwardly from the, shelf and terminatesin a laterally extending foot 41 disposed in spaced relation to saidshelf. Detachably connected to the outwardly extending portion of thearm 39 1s an oppositely extending foot 42, said foot being attached tothe arm 39 through .the

medium of a supporting shank 43 which is disposed against the face ofthe projecting portion of the arm 39 and is clamped thereto by means 0fbolts 44-44 and nuts 45-45. The feet 41 and 42 fit within the head 37 ofthe T-shaped slot 36 of the wall bracket 35, and the arm 39 togetherwith the shank 43 of the foot 42, fit within the neck 38 of saidT-shaped slot 36. Thus, although the shelf 31 is firmly supported on thewall by the bracket 35, it can be readily detached therefrom if desired.

Under some conditions it may be desirable to permanently attach theshelf 31 to the wall 5. In his case the bracket 35 is dispensed with andthe feet 41 and 42 are secured directly to the wall by means ofattaching screws which pass through openings 46 formed in said feet 41and 42.

When it is desired to use the' apparatus in any room in the hospitalother than in the physiotherapy department, I provide a stand 46 whichpreferably comprises upper and lower t-elescopically arranged parts 47and 48, the upper part being vertically movable rela-tive to the lowerpart and held in an adjusted position by means of a clamping screw 49.The upper end'of the part 47 of the standard is curved laterally andprovided with a supporting hook 50 which is adapted to be engaged by thechain 14 of the container 13 and thereby support the latter. The shelf31 is supported by the same arm 39 and cooperating shank 43. In thiscase however the arm and shank are respectively1 bent outwardly betweenthe clamping nuts 44, as at 5l and 52 to form an adjustable seat 53 forextending about the upper part- 47 of the standard 46. It will beobserved that the shelf may be readily-attached to the standard bysimply unscrewing the nuts 45, removing the shank 43, then positioningthe seat 53 around the standard, and finally securing the parts againstmovement by the nuts 45. It will also be observed that by thisconstruction the shelf will be firmly supported to standards ofdifferent sizes within defined limits. When the shelf is thus attachedto a standard, the drain tube 30 or a longer one if necessary, has oneend attached to the nipple 19 of the valve casing 16, and the other enddisposed within a bucket 54.

It will be observed that the tubes have frictional engagement with thenipples 18, 19'and 20, and the drain tube 30 has frictional engagementwith the drain pipe 6. This ermits of eas assembly and 'disassembly wenever occasion requires. l

It will also be observed that I have provided a shelf with means foreither attaching the same to a wall bracket, or for clamping the same toa vertical standard without making any changes whatsoever in theattaching portions of the shelf.

this position closing the drain nipple'18.

After sufficient liquid has been delivered to the patient, it isdesirable to drain the latter. For this purpose it is only necessary toturn the valve stem 120 so as to register the passage 22 of the valvestem with `the nipples 18 and 20. This movement of the valve stemnecessarily closes the nipple 19, and consequently shuts oil' the supplyfrom the container. The inner diameters of the colon tube 29, nipple 20,passage 22 nipple 18, and drain tube 30, being uniform, it follows thatan unobstructed drain passage through the entirety has hexen providedfor, and consequently all danger of stopping or clogging of the drainpipe connections is eliminated. 4

It is of course to be understood that the details of structure andarrangement of parts may be variously changed and modified withoutdeparting from the spirit and sco e o? my invention. v

claim:

1. In a colonic irrigating apparatus, the combination with a liquidcontainer, of a supply ipe leading from said container, a colon 'tu e, adrain-tube, and a 3-way valve havin radially extending nipples connectedwit said supply pipe and tubes, the interior of each nipple connectedwith the ,combination with a liqui tubes forming a passage which iscircular in cross section, said valve having an arcuate transversepassage which is circular in cross section and which is adapted forregist with the passages ott the nipples connecte with said tubes, theinterior diameters of the tubes and passages being uniform throughi outtheir lengths.

2. In a colonic irrigating apparatus, the combination with a liquidcontainer, of a supply pipe leading from said container, a colontube, adrain tube, a support, a 3-way valve connected with said tubes andmounted directly on said support, said valvev including a base havingarcuate slots therein, v

and means extending through said slots for Vconnecting said valve andsupport whereby theformer may be adjusted radially on the latter.

3. In a colonic irrigatin apparatus, the

dg container of a supply pipe leading from said container, a

colo-n tube, a drain tube, a. support, a 3-way valve connected with saldtubes and mountt ed directly on said support, said valve having a baseand equally s aced nipples ex. tending laterall above t e base andconnected with sai tubes, and means cooperating with the base andsupport and respectively disposed between adjacent nip les fordetachably securing the valve to t e support.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my HARDY V. HUGHEN S.

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